Warsaw Board of Pubic Works and Safety approved Friday for Warsaw Police Department to replace a wrecked police vehicle.
On Sept. 4, the department's 2004 Ford Crown Victoria Police car was damaged during a collision, according to WPD Capt. Scott Whitaker. The insurance adjuster determined the vehicle was a total loss.
Warsaw will receive a settlement check of $6,632.75 that will be applied to the purchase of a replacement vehicle. The remaining expense will be paid from the department's machinery and equipment fund pending city council approval.
The board Friday reviewed a letter from Warsaw Police Chief Perry Hunter requesting a 2010 Chevrolet Police Interceptor be purchased as a replacement vehicle.
The vehicle will be purchased from Lakeside Chevrolet for $20,400.
The board also approved a request from WPD to buy back the salvage titled 2004 Ford Crown Victoria police car. It will be parted out to supplement the department's remaining fleet of Ford Crown Victorias. The value of salvageable parts will exceed $3,000.
The board also:- Approved Warsaw Fire Department accepting a donation of a 1979 mobile home. The home will be used as a training prop for its fire training facility.
- Approved closing Center Street between Lake and Indiana streets and Buffalo Street between Main and Market streets from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 30 for the downtown Warsaw Spooktacular.
- Approved a contract between the Warsaw Parks Department and Camelot Carriage Rides Dec. 4, 11, and 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Central Park.
- Approved an agreement between Miner & Lemon LLP and Hunter for legal services for disciplinary action concerning WPD officer Tony Faucett. The agreement states the client is required to pay the attorney $200 per hour for services.
- Approved a fee agreement for legal services for the Warsaw-Wayne Township Fire Territory.
